1. Basic Format (Mandatory)

• Font: Times New Roman 12pt
• Line Spacing: Double spacing throughout the entire text (including notes and references)
• Margins: At least 1 inch (2.54cm) on all four sides
• Word Count: Main text + References + Notes ≤ 15,000 words (excluding tables and figures); Comments/Replies ≤ 3,000 words
• Anonymity Requirement: Double-blind review. Remove all author information, funding details, acknowledgments, and self-citation identifiers from the anonymous manuscript (for self-citations, write "Smith (1992)" instead of "I (Smith 1992)") Sage Journals

2. Structure and Page Numbering (In Order)
3. Title Page (separate page, non-anonymous)

• Complete title, author names + affiliations, corresponding author information, acknowledgments, funding number, 4–5 keywords, total word count Sage Journals

2. Abstract (separate page, anonymous)

• 150–200 words, no author information, including research purpose, methods, and core findings Sage Journals

3. Main Text (anonymous, starting on a new page)

• Maximum three levels of headings (refer to recent articles in ASR)
• Figure/Table Placeholders: Table 1 about here / Figure 1 about here Sage Journals

4. Notes (separate section, double spacing)

• Consecutively numbered with superscript Arabic numerals, no more than 100 words per note Sage Journals

5. References (separate section, title in uppercase)

• Sorted alphabetically by authors' last names, list all authors (do not use et al.)
• For the same author in the same year: Distinguish with a/b/c (e.g., 2024a, 2024b) Sage Journals

6. Tables (at the end, separate file/section)
7. Figures (at the end, separate file/section)
8. Appendices (at the end, numbered A/B/C)
9. Citation Guidelines (ASA 7th Edition, Ready to Use)

In-Text Citations

• Author name in the sentence: Duncan (1959)
• Author name not in the sentence: (Gouldner 1963)
• Direct quotations/specific paragraphs: (Ramirez & Weiss 1979:239–40)
• 3 authors: Full names for the first citation (Carr, Smith & Jones 1962), subsequent citations (Carr et al. 1962)
• 4+ authors: Use et al. throughout
• Multiple sources: (Burgess 1968; Marwell et al. 1971) (sorted alphabetically/chronologically) Sage Journals

Reference Examples

• Journal Article: Goodman, Leo A. 1947a. “The Analysis of Systems of Qualitative Variables When Some of the Variables Are Unobservable. Part I—A Modified Latent Structure Approach.” American Journal of Sociology 79(5):1179–1259. Sage Journals
• Monograph: Bernard, Claude. [1865] 1957. An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine. Translated by H. C. Greene. New York: Dover.
• Book Chapter: Sampson, Robert J. 1992. “Family Management and Child Development: Insights from Social Disorganization Theory.” Pp. 63–93 in Advances in Criminology Theory, Vol. 3, edited by J. McCord. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
• Dissertation: Charles, Maria. 1990. “Occupational Sex Segregation: A Log-Linear Analysis of Patterns in 25 Industrial Countries.” PhD diss., Department of Sociology, Stanford University.
• Dataset (with DOI): Deschenes, Elizabeth Piper, Susan Turner, & Joan Petersilia. 2000. Intensive Community Supervision in Minnesota, 1990–1992: A Dual Experiment in Prison Diversion and Enhanced Supervised Release [Computer file]. ICPSR06849-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06849 Sage Journals